Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (03 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (03 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)10101016161515151514149991919184444202020
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92906484827673717170694225251251221061313118757575
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23PM
1.96
6:06AM
1.97
6:19PM
2.02
7:02AM
2.09
7:15PM
2.08
7:56AM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47PM
0.16
12:14PM
0.33
12:42AM
0.07
1:13PM
0.25
1:36AM
-0.01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:58-------5:58--
Sunset-8:22-------8:22-------8:23------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----1112----1---------
Temp. °C222221202120222322201617161616182018171718171923
Feels °C (?)2323211920202120201711119910111412121313131621
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